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About Pureni Village

Pureni is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 658 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.04 hectares hectares.

Pureni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pureni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 388.04 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 658
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pureni compares

By the 2011 count Pureni is the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 388.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pureni

Pureni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pureni as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pureni from other places

Pureni lies about 24 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Pakaria Road, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pureni
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Pakaria Road 12 km
District headquarters Katni 24 km
Nearest town Murwāra 24 km

Villages closest to Pureni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Pureni

As per the Census of India 2011, Pureni village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Pureni village has 658 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pureni has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Pureni covers 388.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pureni falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pureni is Pakaria Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pureni.

Pureni is about 24 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pureni is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 4.2 km away. Pakaria Road is about 12 km away. Katni is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauraha (2.0 km), Ramna (2.7 km) and Baktha (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Pureni today is likely to be higher.

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